[IowaAPA] APA Iowa 2009 Annual Conference

Don't forget, the 2009 APA Iowa Annual Conference is fast approaching
and early bird registration (the cheapest way to attend the conference)
ends on October 1, 2009 and the APA Iowa Hotel rate ends September 27,
2009!

This year's conference, themed, "Yes We Can......Plan" will be held
from Wednesday, October 28th thru Friday, October 30th at the Embassy
Suites on the River in beautiful downtown Des Moines. The conference
registration packet is available here
<http://www.iowa-apa.org/pdf/2009_registrationpacket.pdf> , and includes
the full conference schedule. Primary focus areas for the conference
include three tracks: Recovery (Economic and Natural Disaster),
Sustainability and New Innovations in Planning.

Highlights of the 2009 APA Iowa Annual Conference Include:

* Ability to earn up to 16 AICP Certification Maintenance
Credits (CM), including the required Law and Ethics credits. Don't
forget, starting January 1, 2008, all professional planners who are
members of AICP certified, are required to complete 32 hours of
continuing education , the deadline for the first reporting period is
December 31, 2009.

* New this year! Online Conference Registration is available
with the use of a credit card, by clicking here
<https://www.planning.org/ecommerce/c...nceDetails.asp
x?conferenceId=106> . Register by October 1, 2009 to get early bird
pricing. Online registrations must be received by October 16, 2009.

* Hotel Reservations at the Embassy Suites on the River are
available online by clicking here
<http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/e.../DSMDNES-APA-2
0091027/index.jhtml> or by calling (515) 244-1700. The APA Iowa rate
of $139 will only be available until September 27, 2009 (please book
early as there are several large events occurring in Des Moines at the
same time).

* Five optional Mobile Workshops are planned, highlighting the
exciting changes occurring in the Des Moines metro area, including tours
of the East Village, a Bike Tour, a night "Ghost" Tour of the Sherman
Hill neighborhood, the Mills Civic Parkway Corridor and a walking tour
of Historic Valley Junction.

* Our keynote speakers on Thursday, October 29th, are the
Honorable Bob Dixon, Mayor of Greensburg, Kansas and Steven Hardy, AICP,
Planning Director for BNIM in Kansas City who will share their
inspirational story of sustainable rebuilding following the devastating
EF5 tornado that destroyed Greensburg in 2007.

We look forward to seeing you all in Des Moines from October 28th -
30th!

[IowaAPA] RE: APA Iowa 2009 Annual Conference

Don't forget, the 2009 APA Iowa Annual Conference is fast approaching
and early bird registration (the cheapest way to attend the conference)
ends on October 1, 2009 and the APA Iowa Hotel rate at the Embassy
Suites ends this Sunday, September 27, 2009!

This year's conference, themed, "Yes We Can......Plan" will be held
from Wednesday, October 28th thru Friday, October 30th at the Embassy
Suites on the River in beautiful downtown Des Moines. The conference
registration packet is available here
<http://www.iowa-apa.org/pdf/2009_registrationpacket.pdf> , and includes
the full conference schedule. Primary focus areas for the conference
include three tracks: Recovery (Economic and Natural Disaster),
Sustainability and New Innovations in Planning.

Highlights of the 2009 APA Iowa Annual Conference Include:

* Ability to earn up to 16 AICP Certification Maintenance
Credits (CM), including the required Law and Ethics credits. Don't
forget, starting January 1, 2008, all professional planners who are
members of AICP certified, are required to complete 32 hours of
continuing education , the deadline for the first reporting period is
December 31, 2009.

* New this year! Online Conference Registration is available
with the use of a credit card, by clicking here
<https://www.planning.org/ecommerce/c...nceDetails.asp
x?conferenceId=106> . Register by October 1, 2009 to get early bird
pricing. Online registrations must be received by October 16, 2009.

* Hotel Reservations at the Embassy Suites on the River are
available online by clicking here
<http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/e.../DSMDNES-APA-2
0091027/index.jhtml> or by calling (515) 244-1700. The APA Iowa rate
of $139 will only be available until September 27, 2009 (please book
early as there are several large events occurring in Des Moines at the
same time).

* Five optional Mobile Workshops are planned, highlighting the
exciting changes occurring in the Des Moines metro area, including tours
of the East Village, a Bike Tour, a night "Ghost" Tour of the Sherman
Hill neighborhood, the Mills Civic Parkway Corridor and a walking tour
of Historic Valley Junction.

* Our keynote speakers on Thursday, October 29th, are the
Honorable Bob Dixon, Mayor of Greensburg, Kansas and Steven Hardy, AICP,
Planning Director for BNIM in Kansas City who will share their
inspirational story of sustainable rebuilding following the devastating
EF5 tornado that destroyed Greensburg in 2007.

We look forward to seeing you all in Des Moines from October 28th -
30th!